This past Wednesday, Incarnation hosted a screening of Mothers of Bedford, a documentary film about mothers incarcerated in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County. One of the statistics we learned was that 80% of female inmates are...
Weekly Reflections
Spiritual reflections from the clergy
On the mind of the Rev. Canon Deacon Denise LaVetty
I’m not crying, you’re crying…Oh wait! I’m crying. Dear Friends, What is it about crying? What is it about that surprising, out of nowhere, uncontrollable, embarrassing visit from the Holy Spirit? When I’m with people who are going through tough times and...
On the mind of the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Jung-Chul Lee
This weekend, I'm away at the Episcopal Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Leaders Retreat at Trinity Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. A day in, it has already been a wonderful time. The Episcopal Church is woefully behind most Christian denominations...
On the mind of the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser
Last week, I joined a small group of Christian clergy at a synagogue on the Upper West Side. We were there to hear from Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is one of the 133 hostages still held by Hamas. Hersh is a 23-year-old dual...
On the mind of the Rev. Canon Deacon Denise LaVetty
Resurrection, step by step Dear Friends, My hope is that this rainy, rainy, RAINY week has not dampened your Easter joy! The hope of resurrection can be much like the weather, lifting us up, yet at times so drenched in a downpour of life, we lose sight of...
